Written in 1893 and published in the poet’s collection The Rose‚ ‘When You Are Old’ is one of W.B. Yeats’ (1865-1939) most popular poems. As with many of his works‚ the poem is influenced by Greek Mythology. In this case‚ it is the legend of Helen of Troy‚ which inspires Yeats. ‘When You Are Old’ is believed to have been written for Maud Gonne‚ the love of Yeats’ life. It is based upon a much earlier poem by Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)‚ which was part of the French poet’s ‘Sonnets for Helene’
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OFFERING BY HILARY THAM I came to you sunrise‚ With silvery dew on sleeping lotus Sparkling in my gay hands; You put my flowers in the sun. 5 I danced to you at midday‚ With bright raintree blooms Flaming in my ardent arms; You dropped my blossoms in the pond. I crept to you at sunset‚ 10 With pale lilac orchids Trembling on my uncertain lips; You shredded my petals in the sand. I strode to you at midnight‚ With gravel hard and cold 15 Clenched in my bitter fists; You offered me your hybrid orchids
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Being exposed to different kinds of poetry from childhood‚ I grew fond of it though now I prefer fictional prose to poetry. As a profoundly sensuous form of creative writing‚ poetry both challenges my mind and conquers my aesthetic sense with its subtle wording. But specifically because it is a thought provoking and demanding form of writing I do not read poetry often. Therefore‚ the variety of topics‚ styles and forms of poems collected in Alehouse Journal 2011 disoriented me completely. However
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In Joy Harjo’s poem Remember‚ a person is being instructed to remember a number of different things in his/her life. It contains twenty-eight lines‚ which lack rhyme and rhythm. Conceptually‚ however‚ the poem divides itself; when mentioning another else to remember‚ a new line starts‚ beginning with the word “remember.” The speaker within the poem sounds like an elderly person‚ perhaps a grandfather due to the in-depth statement about “[your mother’s] life‚ her mother’s‚ and hers” and the subtle
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In Seamus Heaney’s oem‚ “Blackberry-Picking”‚ Heaney utilizes diction‚ alliteration‚a nd rhyme in order to express his discontent in how fleeting life’s beauty can truly be. Heaney wishes to present this ideas to us as the reader through very callous diction. Every so strongly does the poet juxtapose the “summer’s blood” (7) in his poem to the succulent blackberries‚ admiring the fruit for its life-giving goodness and necessity in life. Had Heaney chosen weaker diction‚ one reading this poem would
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since feeling is first Purposely applying unpredictable and sparse punctuation and conventions‚ Cummings emphasizes the importance of logic versus emotions through this style. In the poem‚ Cummings conveys his love and devotion to a woman of an unknown source by thus stating‚ “[they] are for each other.” Cummings expresses his beliefs that emotions are much more powerful and worth paying attention to rather than reasoning. The carefree feeling of being in love overpowers the brain’s tendency to overanalyze
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In the story Odysseus by Homer in 800 B.C.‚ the main protagonist encountered the mythical creatures known as sirens and heard their song of death and deception. This creature in greek mythology has not only been portrayed in Homer’s work of course but also in Mary Atwood’s poem the "Siren Song". Farther than an age apart‚ both works demonstrate what the sirens do and their song of death however‚ they do not portray the creature the same way. For instance‚ in homer’s portrayal of the siren‚ they are
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In the poem “The Garden of Love”‚ which has a figurative meaning‚ the writer makes a contrast of the experience of his childhood with that of his adult life. Which techniques does he use to achieve this objective? In the collection A Choice of Poets‚ the author‚ William Blake expresses his feelings about his childhood compared to his adulthood in the poem “The Garden of Love”. The disappointment of the poet is a dominant tone in this piece of literature. The poet used figurative language
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Intense personal memories and reflections have always been an inspiration to poets. Explore this concept with regards to the poems that you have studied referring to three poems in detail and at least three poems from your wider reading. The theme of reflections is something frequently explored in literature. It is truly a powerful force. It can bestow courage‚ feelings of warmth‚ and even overwhelm you and this is exactly what the below six poets did by manipulating their personal and emotional
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“I Am” is a poem that was written by John Clare during the 1840s. Clare’s rustic poetry had brought him considerable fame and wealth‚ which enabled him to escape the meagre life he had experienced up until that time. After some years‚ his rural style of poetry was no longer in fashion‚ and his poetry met with little success. Psychological pressures resulting from the need to make money to feed his family‚ the struggles to adapt his poetry to the changing times and his inability to reconcile his rural
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